New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-17
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
,opn p.NnoLPH CHURCHILL AGAIN TIE
noMINANr FIGURE IN POLITICS.

NoRrHBRooK ATTACKS Mr. GLApstoNA~
LORD RosEBERY DOES NOT APPROVE
rHw PLAN or oAMPAraN-A JOURNAL
REvrLLIxG IN FILTH-rHE THEA
rREs-MR. swINBuRNE ON
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c,,yrssns, 1887 North Amsr<esn csSh "sSs Co.
LONDON, July 1e-It might almost be said
hat Lord Randolph Churchill took the leader
shin Of the House Of Commons Thursday hgh'
into his own hands. His speech on the irish Lana
nil, has at any rate profoundly modified the situa-
ton. Il drew q significant compliment ifo"
Mr.. parncll and another from Mr.. u'aoS'on0
p..sona, matters In the present condition OIL
,,arties IN the House Of Commons are hardy less
.mportant than measures. 1t Is essenuai '"''o
fore 70 understand that Lord Randolph Churcnin
hos reoa,ned his hold, certainly on the House ana
probably IN the public, by this single enort' NO
,srsor said Mr. Gladstone, "could possibly nave
listened to this speech without being convinced
that it was the offspring of deep oonvictoh al
.hs mind of the noble lord and of Careful cohsio-
Grafton of the matter on which he addressed 'ne
.,ouse.p This high praise was doubtless maae
u+,,e higher because Lord Randolph Churchlhs
.rsscb while protesting to support the Government
h,,, WAS in great part an unsparing criticism Oh
,,s main provisions. He wanted to make 'ie
hill measure Of genuine relief TO Ihe 'ehan'''
sou,d strike ont many limitations and restrlcuons'
and extend it's benefits to all leaseholders' anu
..,;,,o ont the clause facilitating evictions' he
landlords, denounced the bankruptcy clauses on
moral and economical grounds, and urgeo giving
.o tho county courts the power to revise rents III
numerous cases. In o word, Loro hahuoip"
C,,r.oh;u advised the Government to abandon
,,sat mart Of their own bill and substitute one VI
his own.
, Cir William Harcourt at once said the Liberals
,vor,a not oppose the bill II the GoVernmeh'
yvou,d adopt Lord Randolph Churchnrs suese'
,;ons Mr.. Parnell, who spoke as welgh1lIy "S
,r;eav advised that the Ministers should nave
Tim. IN reconsider the whole subject ME-
Coscben. between whom and LORD kando'pn
Churchill there is an antagonism amounting "'
most to hostility declined to accede 10 proposals
ca sweepinp as Lord Randolph Churchiis bu'
T., ,ho end the bill was read second time WIN
ont a division, the House perfectly Understanding
that the whole question would be dealt "i'n o9
the Ministry before the bill goes into committee'
II was an evening Of triumph for LORD hando'ph
Churchill. of surprise mingled with alarm luz
the Government, and Of probable gain for Ireland
What Lord Randolph Churchill in concert with
Mr.. Chamberlain has taught his former colleagues
;s that they must remodel their bill into meas
ure of substantial relief.
Debate in the House of Lords on the Irish
Grimes bill was notable for several things, but
what has occasioned more comment than any
thing else is the fact that the Liberals went nome
to dinner The Tories complained OF this as
want Of courtesy They had to arrange to allow
the Liberals every opportunity for full dress
ae,,ate ON a measure which the Liberals thoughu
of vital import The public perhaps oo ho'
think il matters much whether the noble lords
debate or dine That was Thursday. Last mgn'
occurred something like scene. Lora Norui-
broo,. made a speech so discursive and vehement
AGAINST Mr. Gladstone and his policy as to evoke
a
during thirty years he had heard nothing ike
Il. Lord NorthbroolJ's attack brought up Loro
Rosebery, who met 1t in bantering way out
became serious on serious topics. 1t is TO De oo-
served that Lord Rosebery, who represents
verv imnortant section of the Liberal party, de-
clincd to approve the plan OF campaign anu
strongly condemned Mr.. O'Brien's Canadian per-
formances.
The House of Lords having devoted one after
noon to the second reading finished committee on
the bill before o'clock last night, passed 1t
without amendment, and will read 1t the third
time on Monday. So next week the Crimes act
in the shape in which it was passed by the House
of Commons will become law.
Sir George Trevelyan's address to the electors
of the Bridgcton division of Glasgow does not
much differ from his recent letter except in being
shorter He still avoids answering questions
touching specific concessions by Mr.. Gladstone re-
spectng those features of Home Rule which COM
PEELED Sir George Trcvelyan to oppose him last
year. What he now says is that he is satisfied
the details can be satisfactorily arranged.
Sir Drummond Wolff is supposed to have left
Constantinople yesterday. The Foreign Ofice
was not quite sure. but Sir James Ferguson be
Heved the Anglo-Egyptian convention with Turkey
had-not been and would not be ratified. Mr..
Hrice commented sharply In the House Of Com
mons on the humiliatang end Of Sir Drummond
woln's mission, after all the time and money
spent This opinion II by no means confined to